In Haikou, Hainan, in the late 1990s, with the collapse of a state-owned machinery factory, the Chen family's life suffered tremendous changes. As a laid-off worker in a machinery factory, Tan Lian and her husband Chen Liang, a veteran, considered starting a business for their livelihood, just when their lives were gradually getting back on track. In 2001, Tan Lian unexpectedly became pregnant with her second child. At that time, it was at the juncture of the national family planning policy. In an era when families were severely punished for having more than one child, their business plan was forced to readjust, and this unborn child became a turning point in the fate of the Chen family...
Purpose: Chronology